STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Student v. East Hampton Board of Education - CT SDE Case No. 12-0400
Case No. 12-0400
Student v. East Hampton Board of Education
Appearing on behalf of the Parents: Attorney Courtney Spencer The Law Office of Courtney P. Spencer LLC 701 Hebron Ave. Glastonbury, CT 06033
Appearing on behalf of the Board: Attorney Mark Sommaruga Sullivan, Schoen, Campane & Connon, LLC 646 Prospect Avenue Hartford, CT 06105-4286
Appearing before: Attorney Mary Elizabeth Oppenheim, Hearing Officer
ISSUES:
1. Whether the Board’s programs for the Student for the 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years were appropriate;
2. Whether the Board’s proposed program for the 2012-13 school year for the Student is appropriate;
3. Whether the Board has committed procedural violations which have resulted in a denial of FAPE during the 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years;
4. Whether the Student shall be placed at Middlesex Transition Academy or the S.T.A.A.R. Program for the summer 2012 and the 2012-13 school year;
5. Whether the Student is entitled to two years of compensatory education.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/DISCUSSION:
The request for hearing was filed by the Board on May 3, 2012, and a prehearing conference convened on May 10, 2012. At the prehearing conference, the parties reported that they had agreed to mediate this case. A request for extension of the mailing date was granted and a hearing date of July 19, 2012 was scheduled. Prior to the July 19, 2012 hearing date, the Parents’ attorney submitted notification the parties had reached an agreement, which was not yet fully executed. The Parents’ attorney sought cancellation of the July 19, 2012 hearing date. That hearing date was cancelled and a mutually agreed upon hearing date of July 25, 2012 was scheduled. Prior to the July 25, 2012 hearing date, the Parents’ attorney submitted notification that the matter has been resolved and that the Parents are withdrawing their hearing request with prejudice. Therefore, this matter is dismissed.
FINAL DECISION AND ORDER:
The matter is DISMISSED.